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1 her

her [hɜ:(r)]

1 adjective

(a) (used of person, animal → singular) son (sa); (→ plural) ses;

∎ her book son livre;

∎ her secretary sa secrétaire;

∎ her glasses ses lunettes;

∎ her university son université;

∎ she has broken her arm elle s'est cassé le bras;

∎ the dog's hurt her paw la chienne s'est fait mal à la patte

(b) (used of vehicle, ship, country)

∎ France reassured her allies la France rassura ses alliés;

∎ the ship and her crew le navire et son équipage

2 pronoun

(a) (direct object → unstressed) la; (→ stressed) elle;

∎ I recognize her je la reconnais;

∎ I heard her je l'ai entendue;

∎ why did you have to choose HER? pourquoi l'as-tu choisie elle?

(b) (indirect object → unstressed) lui; (→ stressed) à elle;

∎ give her the money donne-lui l'argent;

∎ he only told her, no-one else il ne l'a dit qu'à elle, c'est tout;

∎ I am thinking of her je pense à elle;

∎ why do they always give HER the interesting jobs? pourquoi est-ce que c'est toujours à elle qu'on donne le travail intéressant?

(c) (after preposition) elle;

∎ I was in front of her j'étais devant elle;

∎ as rich as/richer than her aussi riche/plus riche qu'elle;

∎ she closed the door behind her elle a fermé la porte derrière elle

(d) (with "to be")

∎ it's her c'est elle;

∎ if I were her si j'étais elle, si j'étais à sa place

(e) (used of vehicle, ship, country)

∎ Poland's friends deserted her la Pologne a été abandonnée par ses amis;

∎ the enemy sank her il a été coulé par l'ennemi;

∎ familiar I'll get her started (car) je vais la faire démarrer

(f) formal (with relative pronoun) celle;

∎ (to) her whom we adore (à) celle que nous adorons

3 noun

∎ familiar it's a her not a him (of baby) c'est une fille, pas un garçon^□ ; (of animal) c'est une femelle, pas un mâle^□

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > her
2 fog

noun

Nebel, der

be in a [complete] fog — (fig.) [völlig] verunsichert sein

* * *
[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) der Nebel
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) beschlagen

- academic.ru/28520/foggy">foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn
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fog

[fɒg, AM fɑ:g]

I. n

1. (mist) Nebel m

thick \fog dichter Nebel

2. no pl (complexity) of details Schleier m

a \fog of conditions verworrene Zustände

to be wrapped in the \fog of history in den Nebel der Geschichte gehüllt sein

3.

▶ in a \fog ( fam) ratlos

I felt in a \fog about what to do next ich war ratlos, was ich als Nächstes tun sollte

II. vt

<- gg->

▪ to \fog sth etw verschleiern

alcohol \fogs his brain Alkohol benebelt sein Gehirn

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[fɒg]
1. n

1) Nebel m

I am still in a fog (dated inf) — ich blicke immer noch nicht durch (inf)

2) (PHOT) (Grau)schleier m

2. vt

1) mirror, glasses beschlagen

2) (PHOT) verschleiern

3) (fig)

to fog the issue — die Sache vernebeln

3. vi

1) ( mirror, glasses) beschlagen

2) (PHOT negative) einen Grauschleier bekommen

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fog¹ [fɒɡ; US auch fɑɡ]

A s

1. (dichter) Nebel:

there are often bad fogs in this area in dieser Gegend herrscht oft dichter Nebel

2. a) Trübheit f, Dunkelheit f

b) Dunst m

3. fig

a) Nebel m, Verschwommenheit f

b) Verwirrung f, Ratlosigkeit f:

be in a fog sich im Unklaren sein ( about über akk), im Dunkeln tappen

4. TECH Nebel m

5. FOTO Schleier m

B v/t

1. in Nebel hüllen, umnebeln, einnebeln ( auch TECH)

2. verdunkeln

3. fig

a) benommen machen, trüben

b) eine Sache verworren oder unklar machen

c) jemanden ratlos machen:

fogged ratlos

4. FOTO verschleiern

5. ein-, besprühen ( beide:

with mit)

6. the steam has fogged my glasses durch den Dampf hat sich meine Brille beschlagen

C v/i

1. neb(e)lig werden

2. undeutlich werden, verschwimmen

3. auch fog up (sich) beschlagen (Glas)

4. FOTO schleiern

fog² [fɒɡ; US auch fɑɡ]

A s

1. Spätheu n, Grum(me)t n

2. Wintergras n

3. schott Moos n

B v/t

1. Wintergras stehen lassen auf (dat)

2. mit Wintergras füttern

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noun

Nebel, der

be in a [complete] fog — (fig.) [völlig] verunsichert sein

* * *

n.

Nebel -- m. v.

benebeln v.

umnebeln v.

verschleiern v.

English-german dictionary > fog
3 take

take [teɪk]

prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)

(pt took [tʊk], pp taken ['teɪkən])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (get hold of) prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;

∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;

∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;

∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;

∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;

∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge

(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;

∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;

∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;

∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;

∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;

∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;

∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;

∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;

∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qch

B.

(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;

∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;

∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;

∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;

∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;

∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;

∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;

∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe

(b) (person → lead) mener, emmener; (→ accompany) accompagner;

∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;

∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;

∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;

∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;

∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;

∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;

∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;

∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;

∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;

∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;

∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;

∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;

∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;

∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;

∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;

∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;

∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade

(c) (obtain from specified place) prendre, tirer; (remove from specified place) prendre, enlever;

∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;

∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;

∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;

∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;

∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu

(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;

∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;

∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;

∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre

(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;

∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;

∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;

∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;

∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatif

C.

(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;

∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;

∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;

∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?

(b) (bus, car, plane, train) prendre; (road) prendre, suivre;

∎ American take a right prenez à droite

D.

(a) (have → attitude, bath, holiday) prendre; (make → nap, trip, walk) faire; (→ decision) prendre;

∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;

∎ American familiar let's take five soufflons cinq minutes^□ ;

∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;

∎ American vulgar to take a shit or a dump chier;

∎ archaic or literary to take a wife prendre femme

(b) Photography

∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;

∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;

∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;

∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique^□

(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;

∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;

∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;

∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;

∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;

∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;

∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le match

E.

(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;

∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;

∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;

∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;

∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;

∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet

(b) (commit oneself to)

∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;

∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;

∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)

(c) (allow oneself)

∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;

∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercier

F.

(a) (accept → job, gift, payment) prendre, accepter; (→ cheque, bet) accepter;

∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;

∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;

∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;

∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;

∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;

∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;

∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;

∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;

∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;

∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là

(b) (accept as valid) croire;

∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;

∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc

(c) (deal with)

∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;

∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;

∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;

∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;

∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;

∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;

∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!^□

(d) (bear, endure → pain, heat, pressure, criticism) supporter; (→ damage, loss) subir;

∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;

∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;

∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;

∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;

∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;

∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;

∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;

∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;

∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;

∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;

∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids

(e) (experience, feel)

∎ to take fright prendre peur;

∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;

∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;

∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;

∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;

∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;

∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personne

G.

(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;

∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;

∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;

∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;

∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux

(b) (consider as)

∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;

∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;

∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;

∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;

∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;

∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?

(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;

∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;

∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère

(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;

∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;

∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;

∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais dire

H.

(a) (require) prendre, demander;

∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;

∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;

∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;

∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;

∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;

∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;

∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;

∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;

∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;

∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;

∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;

∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;

∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;

∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;

∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;

∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;

∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;

∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;

∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;

∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!

(b) Grammar

∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;

∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au pluriel

I.

(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;

∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;

∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;

∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;

∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);

∎ to take drugs se droguer;

∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;

∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;

∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;

∎ to take the air prendre l'air

(b) (wear) faire, porter;

∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;

∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?

(c) (pick out, choose) prendre, choisir; (buy) prendre, acheter; (rent) prendre, louer;

∎ I'll take it je le prends;

∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;

∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires

(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;

∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;

∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;

∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?

(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;

∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places

(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;

∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;

∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur

(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;

∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse

(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;

∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;

∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5

(i) School & University (exam) passer, se présenter à; (course) prendre, suivre;

∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;

∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;

∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths

(j) (be in charge of) Religion

∎ to take a service célébrer un office;

∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions

(k) (contract, develop)

∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;

∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;

∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;

∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion

(l) (direct, aim)

∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;

∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty

(m) (refer)

∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;

∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;

∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême

(n) (have recourse to)

∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;

∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;

∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;

∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès

(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;

∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;

∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris

(p) (negotiate → obstacle) franchir, sauter; (→ bend in road) prendre, négocier

(q) familiar (deceive, cheat) avoir, rouler;

∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou

(r) archaic or literary (have sex with) prendre

2 intransitive verb

(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;

∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;

∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent

(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès

(c) (fish) prendre, mordre

3 noun

(a) (capture) prise f

(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m

(c) American (interpretation) interprétation f;

∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?

(d) American familiar (takings) recette^□ f; (share) part^□ f;

∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin^□, palper

➲ take aback separable transitive verb

(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;

∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;

∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surpris

➲ take after inseparable transitive verb

ressembler à, tenir de;

∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère

➲ take apart separable transitive verb

(a) (dismantle) démonter;

∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves

(b) (criticize) critiquer

➲ take aside separable transitive verb

prendre à part, emmener à l'écart;

∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter

➲ take away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove) enlever, retirer;

∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;

∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;

∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;

∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;

∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;

∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout

(b) (carry away → object) emporter; (→ person) emmener;

∎ British sandwiches to take away (sign) sandwiches à emporter;

∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place

(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;

∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois

➲ take away from inseparable transitive verb

(detract from)

∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;

∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch

➲ take back separable transitive verb

(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;

∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;

∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers

(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre

(c) (return) rapporter; (accompany) raccompagner;

∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;

∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle

(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;

∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;

∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!

(e) (remind of the past)

∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;

∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;

∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?

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➲ take down

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead downstairs → object) descendre; (→ person) faire descendre;

∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage

(b) (lower) descendre;

∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;

∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;

∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;

∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon

(c) (note) prendre, noter;

∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;

∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo

(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonter

2 intransitive verb

se démonter

➲ take in separable transitive verb

(a) (lead → person) faire entrer; (carry → washing, harvest etc) rentrer

(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;

∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile

(c) (place in custody)

∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue

(d) (air, water, food etc)

∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;

∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent

(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;

∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;

∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;

∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;

∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil

(f) (make smaller → garment) reprendre; (→ in knitting) diminuer;

∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;

∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile

(g) (cover → several countries etc) comprendre, englober; (→ questions, possibilities) embrasser;

∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes

(h) (attend, go to) aller à;

∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;

∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;

∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome

(i) familiar (cheat, deceive) tromper^□, rouler;

∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;

∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges^□ ;

∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement

➲ take off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;

∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;

∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;

∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;

∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;

∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;

∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);

∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;

∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;

∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans^□ ;

∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;

∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera

(b) (deduct) déduire, rabattre;

∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;

∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent

(c) (lead away) emmener;

∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;

∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;

∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;

∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;

∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;

∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère

(d) (time)

∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;

∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;

∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi

(e) familiar (copy) imiter^□ ; (mimic) imiter^□, singer

(f) (discontinue → train, bus etc) supprimer; (→ show, programme) annuler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (aeroplane) décoller;

∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow

(b) familiar (person → depart) partir^□ ; (hurriedly) se barrer, se tirer;

∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir

(c) familiar (become successful) décoller

➲ take on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;

∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;

∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;

∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;

∎ he took the job on (position) il a accepté le poste; (task) il s'est mis au travail;

∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari

(b) (contend with, fight against) lutter ou se battre contre; (compete against) jouer contre;

∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;

∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;

∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker

(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;

∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;

∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre signification

(d) (load) prendre, embarquer

(e) (hire) embaucher, engager

2 intransitive verb

familiar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;

∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!

➲ take out separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → object) prendre, sortir; (→ stain) ôter, enlever; (extract → tooth) arracher;

∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;

∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;

∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;

∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;

∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;

∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn

(b) (carry, lead outside → object) sortir; (→ person) faire sortir; (escort) emmener;

∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;

∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;

∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?

(c) (food) emporter;

∎ American sandwiches to take out (sign) sandwiches à emporter

(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;

∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier

(e) familiar (destroy → factory, town) détruire^□ ;

∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;

∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)

(f) Cards

∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire

(g) (idioms)

∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;

∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant^□ ;

∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;

∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout^□ ;

∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn^□ ;

∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme^□ ;

∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!^□

➲ take over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;

∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;

∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;

∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?

(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;

∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;

∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;

∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris

(c) Finance (buy out) absorber, racheter;

∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise

(d) (carry across) apporter; (escort across) emmener;

∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;

∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle

(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante

2 intransitive verb

(a) (as replacement)

∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;

∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;

∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;

∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle

(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir

➲ take to inseparable transitive verb

(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;

∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;

∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;

∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;

∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf

(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;

∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;

∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;

∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir

(c) (make for, head for)

∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;

∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;

∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;

∎ to take to the road prendre la route;

∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage

➲ take up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (carry, lead upstairs → object) monter; (→ person) faire monter;

∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage

(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;

∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;

∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;

∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette

(c) (absorb) absorber

(d) (shorten) raccourcir;

∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde

(e) (fill, occupy → space) prendre, tenir; (→ time) prendre, demander;

∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;

∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;

∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement

(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;

∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;

∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage

(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;

∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;

∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot

(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;

∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;

∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions

(i) (accept → offer) accepter; (→ advice, suggestion) suivre; (→ challenge) relever

(j) (discuss) discuter, parler de; (bring up) aborder;

∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron

(k) (shares, stock) souscrire à

(l) Finance (option) lever, consolider; (bill) honorer, retirer

2 intransitive verb

reprendre, continuer

➲ take upon separable transitive verb

∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion

➲ take up on separable transitive verb

(a) (accept offer, advice of)

∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;

∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;

∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve

(b) (ask to explain)

∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous

➲ take up with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (befriend)

∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;

∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens

(b) (preoccupy)

∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;

∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;

∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;

∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économie

✾ Film 'Take the Money and Run' Allen 'Prends l'oseille et tire-toi'

✾ Film 'You Can't Take It With You' Capra 'Vous ne l'emporterez pas avec vous'

ⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable.

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4 fog

[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) tåge; dis
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) være tåget

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn
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[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) tåge; dis
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) være tåget

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

English-Danish dictionary > fog
5 fog

foɡ
1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) niebla

2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) empañarse

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

fog n niebla

fog

tr[fɒg]

noun

1 niebla

transitive verb (pt & pp fogged, ger fogging)

1 (mirror etc) empañar

2 (photo) velar

3 figurative use complicar

intransitive verb

1 empañarse (up/over, -)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

fog bank banco de niebla

fog ['fɔg, 'fɑg] v, fogged ; fogging vt

: empañar

fog vi

to fog up : empañarse

fog n

: niebla f, neblina f

fog

n.

• bruma s.f.

• neblina s.f.

• niebla s.f.

v.

• entenebrecer v.

• envolver en niebla v.

• oscurecer v.

• velar v.

I fɔːg, fɒg
mass & count noun ( Meteo) niebla f

II

intransitive verb - gg- fog (up o over) \<\<glasses/mirror\>\> empañarse

[fɒɡ]
1. N

1) (Met) niebla f

2) (fig) confusión f

to be in a fog — estar confundido or desconcertado

2. VT

1) (Phot) velar

2) (=confuse) [+ matter] enredar, complicar; [+ person] confundir, ofuscar

to fog the issue — complicar el asunto

3) (also: fog up) [+ spectacles, window] empañar

3.

VI (also: fog up) empañarse

4.

CPD

fog bank N — banco m de niebla

fog lamp, fog light N — (Aut) faro m antiniebla

fog signal N — aviso m de niebla

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I [fɔːg, fɒg]
mass & count noun ( Meteo) niebla f

II

intransitive verb - gg- fog (up o over) \<\<glasses/mirror\>\> empañarse

English-spanish dictionary > fog
6 see

I si: past tense - saw; verb
1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver

2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver

3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver

4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) ver, imaginarse

5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) comprender, entender, ver

6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver

7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver

8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompañar

•

- see about
- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see
II si: noun
(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) sede

see vb

1. ver

turn the light on, I can't see anything enciende la luz; no veo nada

have you seen Lesley recently? ¿has visto a Lesley últimamente?

I saw a film about mountaineering vi una película sobre el alpinismo

2. entender / ver

I don't see why we can't go in no entiendo por qué no podemos entrar

3. quedar / ver

I'll see you at ten quedamos a las diez / nos vemos a las diez

4. ir / ver

my tooth hurts, I'll have to see a dentist me duele una muela, tendré que ir al dentista

I'll see ya veremos

can I have a dog for my birthday? I'll see para mi cumpleaños me gustaría un perro ya veremos

let's see a ver / vamos a ver

see you hasta luego

El pasado de see es saw y el participio pasado es seen; el gerundio se escribe seeing

see

tr[siː]

noun

1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL sede nombre femenino

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see

tr[siː]

transitive verb (pt saw tr[sɔː], pp seen tr[siːn], ger seeing)

1 (gen) ver

■ I can't see anything no veo nada

■ did you see who it was? ¿has visto quién era?

■ you can see the sea from here desde aquí se ve el mar

■ have you seen any good films lately? ¿has visto una buena película últimamente?

■ see page 123 véase la página 123

■ she could see that he hadn't listened to a single word veía que no había escuchado ni una sola palabra

■ I can see you're busy ya veo que estás ocupado

■ we don't know what she sees in him no sabemos qué es lo que ve en él

■ this year sees the cinema's centenary este año se celebra el centenario del cine

2 (meet, visit) ver; (receive) ver, atender; (go out with) salir con

■ guess who I saw on Saturday? ¿a que no sabes a quién vi el sábado?

■ you should see a doctor deberías ir al médico

■ I'm seeing Pat on Friday he quedado con Pat el viernes

■ I want to see the manager quiero ver al director

■ they've been seeing each other for a month hace un mes que salen juntos

3 (understand) comprender, entender, ver

■ do you see what I mean? ¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?

■ I can see why you're worried entiendo por qué estás preocupado

■ I don't see why I have to go no entiendo por qué tengo que ir yo

■ I can see your point entiendo tu punto de vista

4 (visualize, imagine) imaginarse, ver; (envisage) creer

■ I can't see him working in a factory no me lo imagino trabajando en una fábrica

■ I can't see Dad lending you the money no creo que papá te vaya a dejar el dinero

■ I can't see that it matters no creo que tenga importancia

■ they saw it coming lo vieron venir

5 (find out, discover) ver; (learn) oír, leer

■ I'll see what I can do veré lo que puedo hacer

■ go and see what she's up to vete a ver qué hace

■ I see that Chirac has won the French elections veo que Chirac ha ganado las elecciones francesas

■ I see in the paper that Major did badly in the local elections he leído que a Major le fueron mal las elecciones locales

6 (ensure, check) asegurarse de, procurar

■ see that you arrive on time procura llegar a la hora

■ see that he gets complete rest asegúrate de que tenga reposo completo

■ could you see that all the doors are locked? ¿podría asegurarse de que todas las puertas estén cerradas con llave?

7 (accompany) acompañar

■ he saw me home me acompañó a casa

■ we saw her to her car la acompañamos a su coche

■ I saw the old lady across the road ayudé a la anciana a cruzar la calle

8 (in cards) ver, ir

intransitive verb

1 (gen) ver

■ she can't see without her glasses no ve sin las gafas

■ I can't see to read no veo para leer

■ she can see into the future ve el futuro

2 (find out, discover) ver

■ we'll have to see ya veremos

3 (understand) entender, ver

■ oh, I see ah, ya veo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I'll be seeing you! ¡hasta luego!

let me see/let's see a ver, vamos a ver

seeing is believing ver para creer

see you around ya nos veremos

see you later/soon/Monday! ¡hasta luego/pronto/el lunes!

to be seeing things ver visiones

to have seen better days haber conocido tiempos mejores

to see for oneself comprobarlo uno,-a mismo,-a

to see a lot of somebody ver a alguien a menudo

to see one's way (clear) to doing something poder hacer algo, estar dispuesto,-a a hacer algo

to see reason ver la razón

to see red ponerse rojo,-a (de ira)

to see stars ver las estrellas

to see the back/last of somebody perder a alguien de vista

to see the joke verle la gracia, entender el chiste

to see the light ver la luz

not to see the point no ver el sentido, no ver para qué

we'll soon see about that! ¡ya lo veremos!

you see (in explanations) verás 2 (in questions) ¿sabes?, ¿ves?

see ['si:] v, saw ['sɔ] ; seen ['si:n] ; seeing vt

1) : ver

I saw a dog: vi un perro

see you later!: ¡hasta luego!

2) experience: ver, conocer

3) understand: ver, entender

4) ensure: asegurarse

see that it's correct: asegúrese de que sea correcto

5) accompany: acompañar

6)

to see off : despedir, despedirse de

see vi

1) : ver

seeing is believing: ver para creer

2) understand: entender, ver

now I see!: ¡ya entiendo!

3) consider: ver

let's see: vamos a ver

4)

to see to : ocuparse de

see n

: sede f

the Holy See: la Santa Sede

see

n.

• sede s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen) = observar v.

• percibir v.

• ver v.

(§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)

I
1. siː
1) (past saw; past p seen) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ver*

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*

c) (look at, inspect) ver*

see page 20 — ver página 20

may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?

3)

a) (perceive, notice) ver*

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

b) (learn from reading, hearing)

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

4) ( understand) ver*

he didn't see the joke — no le vio la gracia (al chiste)

do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...

5) (consider, regard) ver*

the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

I see nothing wrong in it — yo no le encuentro nada de malo

6)

a) ( visualize)

can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

b) (envisage, foresee)

I can see there'll be problems — veo que va a haber problemas

to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)

we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

7)

a) (find out, determine) ver*

I'll have to see what I can do — tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see — habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

b) ( ensure)

to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

8)

a) (experience, undergo)

I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life — quiero viajar y ver mundo

b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)

in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

Sense II

9)

a) ( meet) ver*

I'm seeing him on Tuesday — lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* con

they've been seeing each other for two months — hace dos meses que salen juntos

c) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)

see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

see you around! — nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you! — hasta pronto!

10) ( visit)

a) ( socially) ver*

b) ( for consultation) ver*

you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

11) ( receive) ver*, atender*

the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora

12) (escort, accompany) acompañar

to see somebody to the door — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

2.

vi

1)

a) ver*

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

seeing is believing — ver para creer

b) (look, inspect) ver*

let me see! — déjame ver!

see for yourself! — compruébalo tú mismo!

2) (understand, realize) ver*

can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see — por lo que yo veo

I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo

3) (consider, think) ver*

let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

4) ( find out) ver*

will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

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Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see in

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

II

noun ( diocese) sede f

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

I

[siː]
(pt saw) (pp seen) VT VI
1) (gen) ver

I saw him yesterday — lo vi ayer

I can't see — no veo nada

to see sb do or doing sth — ver a algn hacer algo

I saw him coming — lo vi venir

(go and) see who's at the door — ve a ver quién llama (a la puerta)

he was seen to fall — se le vio caer

I saw it done in 1988 — lo vi hacer en 1988

see page eight — véase la página ocho

did you see that Queen Anne is dead? — ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana?

• he's seen it all — está de vuelta de todo

• there was nobody to be seen — no se veía ni nadie

there was not a house to be seen — no se veía ni una sola casa

• as you can see — como ves

as far as the eye can see — hasta donde alcanza la vista

from here you can see for miles — desde aquí se ve muy lejos

• I'll see him damned first — antes le veré colgado

• I never thought I'd see the day when... — nunca pensé ver el día en que...

this car has seen better days — este coche ha conocido mejores tiempos

• this dress isn't fit to be seen — este vestido no se puede ver

he's not fit to be seen in public — no se le puede presentar a los ojos del público

• see for yourself — velo tú

• I'll go and see — voy a ver

• now see here! — (in anger) ¡mira!, ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!

• I see nothing wrong in it — no le encuentro nada malo

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé lo que encuentra en él

I see in the paper that... — sale en el periódico que...

• let me see, let's see — (=show me/us) a ver; (=let me/us think) vamos a ver

• she's certainly seeing life — es seguro que está viendo muchas cosas

• we'll not see his like again — no veremos otro como él

• he's seen a lot of the world — ha visto mucho mundo

• so I see — ya lo veo

• I must be seeing things * — estoy viendo visiones

• I can't see to read — no veo lo suficiente para leer

• can you see your way to helping us? — (fig) ¿nos hace el favor de ayudarnos?

• we'll see — ya veremos, a ver

• I'll see what I can do — veré si puedo hacer algo

• she won't see 40 again — los 40 ya no los cumple

2) (=visit, meet) ver, visitar; (=have an interview with) tener una entrevista con, entrevistarse con

the minister saw the Queen yesterday — el ministro se entrevistó or tuvo una entrevista con la Reina ayer

I'm afraid I can't see you tomorrow — lamento no poder verle mañana

• I want to see you about my daughter — quiero hablar con usted acerca de mi hija

what did he want to see you about? — ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita?

• we'll be seeing them for dinner — vamos a cenar con ellos

• to see the doctor — ir a ver al médico, consultar al médico

you need to see a doctor — tienes que ir a ver or consultar a un médico

• to go and see sb — ir a ver a algn; (a friend) visitar a algn

• we don't see much of them nowadays — ahora les vemos bastante poco

• see you! * — chau *

see you on Sunday! — ¡hasta el domingo!

see you tomorrow! — ¡hasta mañana!

see you later! — ¡hasta luego!

see you soon! — ¡hasta pronto!

3) (=understand, perceive) entender

I see — lo veo

I see! — ya entiendo

this is how I see it — este es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así

I saw only too clearly that... — percibí claramente que...

it's all over, see? * — se acabó, ¿entiendes?

• I can't or don't see why/how etc... — no veo or entiendo por qué/cómo etc...

I don't see it, myself — yo no creo que sea posible

he's dead, don't you see? — está muerto, ¿me entiendes?

• the Russians see it differently — los rusos lo miran desde otro punto de vista, el criterio de los rusos es distinto

• I fail to see how — no comprendo or entiendo cómo

• as far as I can see — por lo visto, por lo que yo veo

• the way I see it — a mi parecer

4) (=accompany) acompañar

• he was so drunk we had to see him to bed — estaba tan borracho que tuvimos que llevarle a la cama

• to see sb to the door — acompañar a algn a la puerta

• to see sb home — acompañar a algn a casa

may I see you home? — ¿puedo acompañarte a casa?

5) (=try) procurar

see if... — ve a ver si..., mira a ver si...

6) (=imagine) imaginarse

I can just see him as a teacher — me lo imagino de profesor

I don't see her as a minister — no la veo or no me la imagino de ministra

I can't see myself doing that — no me imagino con capacidad para hacer eso

I can't really see myself being elected — en realidad no creo que me vayan a elegir

I can't see him winning — me parece imposible que gane

7) (=ensure)

to see (to it) that — procurar que + subjun

see that he has all he needs — procura que tenga todo lo que necesita

to see that sth is done — procurar que algo se haga

see that you have it ready for Monday — procura tenerlo listo para el lunes

see that it does not happen again — y que no vuelva a ocurrir

- see about

- see in

- see into

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

II

[siː]
N (Rel) sede f ; [of archbishop] arzobispado m ; [of bishop] obispado m
the Holy See — la Santa Sede

* * *

I
1. [siː]
1) (past saw; past p seen) transitive verb

Sense I

2)

a) ver*

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*

c) (look at, inspect) ver*

see page 20 — ver página 20

may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?

3)

a) (perceive, notice) ver*

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé qué es lo que le ve or qué es lo que ve en él

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

b) (learn from reading, hearing)

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

4) ( understand) ver*

he didn't see the joke — no le vio la gracia (al chiste)

do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...

5) (consider, regard) ver*

the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

I see nothing wrong in it — yo no le encuentro nada de malo

6)

a) ( visualize)

can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

b) (envisage, foresee)

I can see there'll be problems — veo que va a haber problemas

to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)

we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

7)

a) (find out, determine) ver*

I'll have to see what I can do — tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see — habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

b) ( ensure)

to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

8)

a) (experience, undergo)

I doubt if I'll live to see it — no creo que yo llegue a verlo or que yo llegue a ver el día

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life — quiero viajar y ver mundo

b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)

in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

Sense II

9)

a) ( meet) ver*

I'm seeing him on Tuesday — lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* con

they've been seeing each other for two months — hace dos meses que salen juntos

c) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)

see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

see you around! — nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you! — hasta pronto!

10) ( visit)

a) ( socially) ver*

b) ( for consultation) ver*

you should see a specialist — deberías ver a or ir a un especialista

I want to see the manager — quisiera ver al gerente or hablar con el gerente

to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

11) ( receive) ver*, atender*

the doctor will see you now — el doctor lo verá or lo atenderá ahora

12) (escort, accompany) acompañar

to see somebody to the door — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

2.

vi

1)

a) ver*

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

seeing is believing — ver para creer

b) (look, inspect) ver*

let me see! — déjame ver!

see for yourself! — compruébalo tú mismo!

2) (understand, realize) ver*

can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

as far as I can see — por lo que yo veo

I see — ( expressing realization) ya veo; ( accepting explanation) entiendo

3) (consider, think) ver*

let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

4) ( find out) ver*

will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- see about

- see in

- see off

- see out

- see over

- see through

- see to

II

noun ( diocese) sede f

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

English-spanish dictionary > see
7 fly

I
plural - flies
nou)

1) (a type of small winged insect.)

2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)

3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)

•

- a fly in the ointment

II
past tense - flew; verb
1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) volar, pilotar

2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) huir, salir de, abandonar

3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) volar, pasar volando

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- flyer
- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying

fly¹ n mosca

there's a fly in my soup hay una mosca en la sopa

El plural de fly se escribe flies

fly² vb

1. volar

most birds can fly la mayoría de los pájaros vuelan

2. ir en avión / volar

we flew from London to Edinburgh fuimos desde Londres hasta Edimburgo en avión

3. correr / ir volando

she flew down the stairs bajó las escaleras volando

El pasado de fly es flew y participio pasado es flown; el gerundio se escribe flying

fly

tr[flaɪ]

adjective (comp flier, superl fliest)

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (smart) astuto,-a

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fly

tr[flaɪ]

intransitive verb (pt flew tr[flʊː], pp flown tr[fləʊn], ger flying)

1 volar

■ birds fly south in winter los pájaros vuelan hacia el sur en invierno

■ we will be flying at an altitude of 9,000 metres volaremos a una altitud de 9.000 metros

2 (go by plane) ir en avión

■ you can fly to Madrid in an hour se puede ir a Madrid en avión en una hora

3 (flag, hair) ondear

4 (sparks) saltar

5 (rush, move quickly) irse volando, irse a toda prisa

■ I really must fly me tengo que ir volando

■ the express train flew past el expreso pasó volando

■ she came flying through the door entró a toda prisa por la puerta

6 (time) volar, pasar volando

■ time flies when you're having fun el tiempo pasa volando cuando te diviertes

■ the holiday has flown by las vacaciones han pasado volando

7 (flee) huir

■ when the police arrived, the thieves had flown cuando llegó la policía los ladrones habían huido

transitive verb

1 (plane) pilotar

■ can you fly a plane? ¿sabes pilotar un avión?

2 (send by plane) transportar

3 (travel over) sobrevolar

■ planes fly the Atlantic in a few hours los aviones sobrevuelan el Atlántico en pocas horas

4 (kite) hacer volar

5 (flag) enarbolar, izar

6 (flee) huir ( from, de), salir de, abandonar

noun

1 (of tent) doble techo

plural noun flies

1 (on trousers) bragueta f sing

2 (theatre) telar m sing

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fly in the face of something burlarse de algo

to fly into a rage / fly into a temper ponerse furioso,-a, montar en cólera, subirse por las paredes

to fly off the handle perder los estribos

to let fly at somebody arremeter contra alguien

■ she let fly at him with a paperweight le tiró un pisapapeles

to go flying caerse

■ her glasses went flying le cayeron las gafas

to send somebody flying mandar a alguien por los aires

fly sheet doble techo

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fly

tr[flaɪ]

noun (pl flies)

1 mosca

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

not to hurt a fly ser incapaz de matar una mosca

there are no flies on...... no se chupa el dedo

to drop/fall like flies caer como moscas

fly spray spray nombre masculino matamoscas, matamoscas nombre masculino, insecticida nombre masculino

fly in the ointment dificultad nombre femenino, problema nombre masculino

fly ['flaɪ] v, flew ['flu:] ; flown ['flo:n] ; flying vi

1) : volar (dícese de los pájaros, etc.)

2) travel: volar (dícese de los aviones), ir en avión (dícese de los pasajeros)

3) float: flotar, ondear

4) flee: huir, escapar

5) rush: correr, irse volando

6) pass: pasar (volando)

how time flies!: ¡cómo pasa el tiempo!

7)

to fly open : abrir de golpe

fly vt

: pilotar (un avión), hacer volar (una cometa)

fly n, pl flies

1) : mosca f

to drop like flies: caer como moscas

2) : bragueta f (de pantalones, etc.)

fly

n.

• bragueta (Textil) s.f.

• mosca s.f. (A flag)

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = enarbolar v.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: flew, flown) = dirigir un avión v.

• pilotear un avión v.

• volar v.

I flaɪ
noun (pl flies)

1)

a) ( insect) mosca f

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)

there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas

b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)

fly fishing — pesca f con mosca

2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)

3) flies pl ( Theat) bambalinas fpl

II
1.

(3rd pers sing pres flies; pres p flying; past flew; past p flown) intransitive verb

1)

a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*

to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando

b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en avión

to fly in — llegar* ( en avión)

we will be flying into Orly — aterrizaremos en Orly

to fly out — salir* ( en avión)

we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver

to be flying high — estar* volando alto

c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamear

with her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento

2)

a) ( rush) \<\<person\>\> correr, ir* (or salir* etc) volando

b)

to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien

to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera

c) (move, be thrown) volar*

the ball flew past me — la pelota pasó volando por mi lado

I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado

to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien

he let fly with a stream of abuse — soltó una sarta de insultos

to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)

d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)

b) ( carry) \<\<cargo\>\> transportar ( en avión); \<\<person\>\> llevar ( en avión)

the wounded were flown out by helicopter — los heridos fueron evacuados en helicóptero

they had the equipment flown in — les mandaron el equipo por avión

c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)

they fly this route daily — tienen vuelos diarios en esta ruta

d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con

2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolar

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

III

adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado

I [flaɪ]
1. N

1) (=insect) mosca f

- people were dropping like flies

- he wouldn't hurt a fly

- there are no flies on him

- the fly in the ointment

- I wish I were a fly on the wall

2) (on trousers) (also: flies) bragueta f

3) flies (Theat) peine msing, telar msing

4) (=carriage) calesa f

5)

- do sth on the fly

2.

CPD

fly button N — botón m de la bragueta

fly spray N — (espray) m matamoscas m inv

II [flaɪ] (pt flew) (pp flown)
1. VI

1) (=be airborne) [plane, bird, insect] volar; [air passengers] ir en avión

"how did you get here?" - "I flew" — -¿cómo llegaste aquí? -en avión

do you fly often? — ¿viajas mucho en avión?

she's flying home tomorrow — sale en avión para casa mañana

I'm flying back to New York tonight — esta noche tomo un vuelo de regreso a Nueva York

we were flying at 5,000ft — volábamos a 5.000 pies de altura

we fly (with) Iberia — volamos con Iberia

• to fly into Gatwick airport — llegar (en avión) al aeropuerto de Gatwick

• the plane flew over London — el avión sobrevoló Londres

to be flying high —

we were flying high after our success in the championship — estábamos como locos tras el éxito en el campeonato

the company is flying high — la empresa va viento en popa
bird
2) (=fly a plane) pilotar un avión, volar

to learn to fly — aprender a pilotar un avión or a volar

to fly blind — (lit) volar a ciegas or guiándose solo por los instrumentos; (fig) ir a ciegas

3) (=flutter, wave) [flag] ondear

her hair was flying in the wind — su pelo ondeaba al viento
flag
4) (=move quickly)

the dust flew in our eyes — se nos metió el polvo en los ojos

my hat flew into the air — se me voló el sombrero, el sombrero salió volando

her hand flew to her mouth — se llevó la mano a la boca

the train was flying along — el tren iba como una exhalación

rumours are flying around the office that... — por la oficina corre el rumor de que...

• to go flying, the vase went flying — el jarrón salió por los aires or salió volando

• to let fly — (fig) (verbally) empezar a despotricar; (physically) empezar a repartir golpes or tortazos; (Ftbl) (=shoot) disparar

he let fly with a shot from 20 metres — lanzó un disparo desde unos 20 metros

to let fly at sb — (verbally) empezar a despotricar contra algn, arremeter contra algn; (physically) arremeter contra algn, empezar a dar golpes or tortazos a algn

• the door flew open — la puerta se abrío de golpe

• he/the ball came flying past me — él/la pelota pasó volando junto a mí

• to fly into a rage — montar en cólera

• the blow sent him flying — el golpe hizo que saliera despedido

she kicked off her shoes and sent them flying across the room — de una patada se quitó los zapatos y los mandó volando al otro lado de la habitación
spark
5) (=rush) ir volando, ir corriendo

I must fly! — ¡me voy volando or corriendo!, ¡me tengo que ir volando or corriendo!

she flew upstairs to look for it — subió volando or a toda prisa a buscarlo

to fly to sb's aid or assistance — ir volando a socorrer a algn

to fly to sb's side — volar al lado de algn

• to fly at sb — (physically) lanzarse sobre algn, arremeter contra algn; (fig) ponerse furioso con algn

the dog flew at him and bit him — el perro se lanzó or se abalanzó sobre él y le mordió

- fly in the face of sth

ideas that fly in the face of common sense — ideas que desafían el sentido común

she has a reputation for flying in the face of authority — tiene fama de ir en contra de la autoridad
handle
6) (=pass quickly) [time] pasar or irse volando

• the years flew by — los años pasaron volando

7) † (=flee) huir, escaparse ( from de)

2. VT

1) [+ aircraft] pilotar, pilotear (esp LAm); [+ passenger] llevar en avión; [+ goods] transportar en avión; [+ distance] recorrer (en avión); [+ flag] enarbolar

to fly the Atlantic — atravesar el Atlántico en avión

which routes does the airline fly? — ¿qué rutas cubre la aerolínea?

to fly a kite — hacer volar una cometa

2) (=flee) [+ country] abandonar, huir de

- fly the nest

- fly the coop

- fly away

- fly in

- fly off

- fly out

III

[flaɪ]
ADJ (esp Brit) avispado, espabilado
* * *

I [flaɪ]
noun (pl flies)

1)

a) ( insect) mosca f

he/she wouldn't hurt a fly — es incapaz de matar una mosca

the fly in the ointment — el único problema, la única pega (Esp fam)

there are no flies on her/him — no tiene un pelo de tonta/tonto

to be a fly on the wall: I'd like to have been a fly on the wall when he told her me habría gustado estar allí or ver su reacción cuando se lo dijo; to die/drop like flies — morir*/caer* como moscas

b) ( in angling) mosca f; (before n)

fly fishing — pesca f con mosca

2) ( on trousers) (often pl in BrE) bragueta f, marrueco m (Chi)

3) flies pl ( Theat) bambalinas fpl

II
1.

(3rd pers sing pres flies; pres p flying; past flew; past p flown) intransitive verb

1)

a) \<\<bird/bee\>\> volar*

to fly away/in/out — irse*/entrar/salir* volando

b) \<\<plane/pilot\>\> volar*; \<\<passenger\>\> ir* en avión

to fly in — llegar* ( en avión)

we will be flying into Orly — aterrizaremos en Orly

to fly out — salir* ( en avión)

we fly on to Denver tomorrow — mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver

to be flying high — estar* volando alto

c) \<\<flag\>\> ondear, flamear

with her hair/coat flying in the wind — con el pelo/abrigo ondeando al viento

2)

a) ( rush) \<\<person\>\> correr, ir* (or salir* etc) volando

b)

to fly AT somebody — lanzarse* sobre alguien

to fly into a temper o rage — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco, montar en cólera

c) (move, be thrown) volar*

the ball flew past me — la pelota pasó volando por mi lado

I tripped and went flying — tropecé y salí volando or disparado

to let fly at somebody — emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien

he let fly with a stream of abuse — soltó una sarta de insultos

to make the feathers o fur o sparks fly — armar un gran lío (fam)

d) ( pass quickly) \<\<time\>\> pasar volando, volar*

2.

vt

1)

a) ( control) \<\<plane/glider/balloon\>\> pilotar; \<\<kite\>\> hacer* volar or encumbrar (Andes), remontar (RPl)

b) ( carry) \<\<cargo\>\> transportar ( en avión); \<\<person\>\> llevar ( en avión)

the wounded were flown out by helicopter — los heridos fueron evacuados en helicóptero

they had the equipment flown in — les mandaron el equipo por avión

c) ( travel over) \<\<distance\>\> recorrer ( en avión)

they fly this route daily — tienen vuelos diarios en esta ruta

d) ( travel by) \<\<airline\>\> volar* con

2) \<\<flag\>\> izar*, enarbolar

the ship was flying the Panamanian flag — el barco llevaba bandera panameña or pabellón panameño

III

adjective (BrE colloq) vivo (fam), espabilado

English-spanish dictionary > fly
8 fog

foɡ 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) tåke
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) tåkelegge, dogge, gjøre uklar

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

dis
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mørke
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skodde
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tåke

I
subst. \/fɒɡ\/

1) tåke, tåkeslør, skodde

• she remembers the London fog

hun husker London-tåken

2) ( i atmosfæren) sky

• there was a fog of dust in the atmosphere

det var en sky av støv i atmosfæren

3) ( fotografering) slør

4) ( overført) rådvillhet, omtåkethet

in a fog omtåket rådvill
II
subst. \/fɒɡ\/

1) ( også konkret) etterslått

2) vintergress, gress som står over vinteren

3) ( skotsk) mose

leave a field under fog la gresset få stå vinteren over
III
verb \/fɒɡ\/

1) innhylle i tåke, tåkelegge, gjøre tåkete, innhylle i damp

2) bli tåkete, bli dekket av damp, dugge

3) (fotografering, om negativ eller bilde) gjøre uklar, gjøre sløret, bli sløret

4) ( overført) forvirre, omtåke

5) ( jernbane) legge ut tåkesignaler

6) spraye (som behandling)

fog the issue skape forvirring om problemet, tåkelegge problemet

fog the mind forvirre, gjøre forvirret

fog up gjøre at det dugger på

• the cold air fogged up my glasses

den kalde luften fikk det til å dugge på brillene mine
IV
verb \/fɒɡ\/

1) forklaring: la det lange gresset bli stående (over vinteren)

2) ( om buskap) la beite på vintergress

3) (skotsk, gammeldags) bli overgrodd av mose

English-Norwegian dictionary > fog
9 find

find

A n ( discovery) gen découverte f ; ( lucky purchase) trouvaille f ; an arms find la découverte d'une cache d'armes ; she's a real find ○ c'est une vraie perle.

B vtr ( prét, pp found)

1 ( discover by chance) trouver [thing, person] ; ‘found: black kitten’ ‘trouvé: chaton noir’ ; I found a letter lying on the table j'ai trouvé une lettre sur la table ; to leave sth as one found it laisser qch dans l'état où on l'a trouvé ; to find sb doing trouver qn en train de faire ; to find sth locked/sb dead trouver qch fermé/qn mort ; to find sth to be locked/sb to be dead constater que qch est fermé/que qn est mort ; to find that constater que ; she arrived (only) to find that the train had left elle est arrivée pour constater que le train était parti ;

2 ( discover by looking) trouver, retrouver [thing, person] ; I can't find my keys je ne trouve pas mes clés ; to find sth on a map trouver qch sur un plan ; to find one's place in a book retrouver sa page ; I found her glasses for her je lui ai trouvé ses lunettes ; to find one's ou the way trouver or retrouver son chemin ; to find one's way out of arriver à sortir de [building, forest, city] ; to find one's own way home se débrouiller tout seul pour rentrer chez soi ;

3 ( discover desired thing) trouver [job, vocation, flat, car, seat, solution] ; you'll find lingerie downstairs ( in shop) vous trouverez la lingerie à l'étage inférieur ; to find room for trouver de la place pour [object, food] ; to find (the) time/the energy/the money for trouver le temps/l'énergie/l'argent pour ; to find sth for sb, to find sb sth trouver qch pour qn ; to find something for sb to do, to find sb something to do trouver quelque chose à faire pour qn ; to find oneself sth se trouver qch ;

4 ( encounter) trouver [word, term, species] ; it is not found in Europe on ne le trouve pas en Europe ; it is to be found in the Louvre on peut le voir au Louvre ;

5 (judge, consider) trouver (that que) ; how did you find her? comment l'as-tu trouvée? ; to find sb polite/a bore trouver qn poli/ennuyeux ; to find sb/sth to be trouver que qn/qch est ; to find sth easy/hard etc to do trouver qch facile/difficile etc à faire ; to find it easy/painful/difficult to do trouver que c'est facile/douloureux/difficile de faire ; to find it incredible/encouraging that trouver cela incroyable/encourageant que (+ subj) ;

6 ( experience) éprouver [pleasure, satisfaction] (in dans ; in doing à faire) ; trouver [comfort] (in dans ; in doing à faire) ;

7 ( reach) to find its mark/its target toucher son but/sa cible ; to find its/one's (own) level trouver son propre niveau ; to find its way to/into arriver dans [bin, pocket, area] ; how did it find its way into your bag? comment est-ce que c'est arrivé dans ton sac? ;

8 Jur to find that conclure que ; to find sb guilty/not guilty déclarer qn coupable/non coupable ; to be found guilty être déclaré coupable ; how do you find the accused? quel est votre verdict? ;

9 ( arrive to find) [letter, card, day] trouver [person] ; I hope this card finds you well j'espère que cette carte vous trouvera en bonne santé ; the next day found him feeling ill le lendemain il se sentait malade ;

10 Comput rechercher.

C vi Jur to find for/against sb se prononcer en faveur de/contre qn.

D v refl to find oneself

1 ( discover suddenly) se retrouver ; to find oneself in Crewe/trapped se retrouver à Crewe/coincé ; to find oneself unable to do se sentir incapable de faire ; to find oneself agreeing/wishing that se surprendre à être d'accord/à souhaiter que ; to find oneself being swept along by the crowd se retrouver entraîné par la foule ;

2 ( discover one's vocation) se découvrir.

Idioms

all found logé et nourri ; to find one's feet prendre pied ; to take sb as one finds him/her prendre qn comme il/elle est.

Phrasal verb

■ find out:

▶ find out apprendre ; I hope no-one finds out j'espère que personne ne l'apprendra ;

▶ find out [sth], find [sth] out découvrir [fact, answer, name, cause, truth] ;

▶ find out who/why/where etc trouver qui/pourquoi/où etc ;

▶ find out that découvrir or apprendre que ;

▶ find [sb] out découvrir [person] ; to be found out être découvert ;

▶ find out about

1 (discover, learn by chance) découvrir [plan, affair, breakage] ;

2 (research, investigate) faire des recherches sur [subject, topic].

Big English-French dictionary > find
10 from

from
preposition

1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) fra

2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) fra

3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) fra

4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) av, på grunn av, etter

av
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etter

prep. \/frɒm\/, trykksvak: \/frəm\/

1) ( om utgangspunkt) fra, i

• they start from London

de starter i\/fra London

2) ( om opprinnelse) fra

• the word is derived from Latin

ordet stammer fra latin

• from servants they became owners

fra å ha vært tjenere ble de selveiere

3) ( om kilde) av, fra

• I heard it from my sister

jeg hørte det av søsteren min

4) ( om materiale) av

• steel is made from iron

stål er laget av jern

5) ( om årsak) på grunn av, av, etter

• he was absent from illness

han var borte på grunn av sykdom

• from his dress I should say that he is quite a gentleman

etter klærne hans å dømme vil jeg si at han er litt av en gentleman

• from what I have heard he is a scoundrel

etter det jeg har hørt er han en kjeltring

6) ( om motivasjon) av

• she did it from politeness

hun gjorde det av høflighet

7) (om mønster, forbilde) etter

• she is named from a queen

hun er oppkalt etter en dronning

• he has painted it from nature

han har malt det etter naturen

8) ( om avstand i tid og rom) fra

• from the moment I first saw him I fell in love with him

jeg ble forelsket i ham fra første gang jeg så ham

• the shop is only a few metres from the corner

butikken ligger bare noen få meter fra hjørnet

9) ( om beskyttelse) for, mot

• sometimes people need to be protected from themselves

noen ganger må mennesker beskyttes mot seg selv

10) (om fravær, atskillelse) fra

• he kept himself from home because he didn' like the food

han holdt seg hjemmefra fordi han ikke likte maten

11) ( om tid) (helt) fra, fra...av, etter

• she stayed from Monday till Thursday

• he never did it again from that day

fra den dagen av gjorde han det aldri igjen

from above ovenfra, fra oven

from afar fra det fjerne, langveisfra på langt hold

from amidst eller from amid fra midten av, frem mellom

from among eller from amongst fra, i, blant

• you can choose from among these books

du kan velge blant disse bøkene

from behind bakfra bak

• he emerged from behind a newspaper

han dukket opp bak en avis

from below eller from beneath nedenfra, fra undersiden (av)

from between frem mellom, ut mellom

• he took the pipe from between his lips

han tok pipen ut av munnen

from beyond fra den andre siden av

• she has walked from beyond that hill

hun har gått fra den andre siden av fjellet der

from now fra nå (av), fra og med nå

• five years from now I'll still be here

om fem år (fra nå av) vil jeg fortsatt være her

from out of bort fra, ut av

from over over

• she looked at me from over her glasses

hun så på meg over brilleglassene

from thence ( gammeldags) derfra

from there derfra

from...to ( om avstand i tid og rom) fra...til...

• she cried from morning to night

hun gråt fra morgen til kveld

from under frem fra, frem under

• the boy came from under the table

gutten kom frem fra under bordet fra et sted under

• the noise is coming from under the table

lyden kommer fra et sted under bordet

( slang) rett for nesen på

• he took it from right under me

han tok den rett for nesen på meg

from within innenfra

from without utenfra

English-Norwegian dictionary > from
11 bridge

N

1. सेतु

His letters provided a bridge across the centuries

Her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose

2. ताश\bridgeका\bridgeएक\bridgeखेल

They spent the evening playing bridge.
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VT

1. पुल\bridgeबाँधना

Bridge a river

2. अंतर\bridgeमिटाना

For the relationship to continue it is important for them to bridge their differences.

English-Hindi dictionary > bridge
12 to go flying

to go flying

caerse

■ her glasses went flying le cayeron las gafas

English-spanish dictionary > to go flying
13 forcejeo

Del verbo forcejear: ( conjugate forcejear) \ \
forcejeo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

forcejeó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: forcejear forcejeo
forcejear ( conjugate forcejear) verbo intransitivo to struggle
forcejeo sustantivo masculino struggle
forcejear verbo intransitivo
1 to wrestle, struggle
2 quarrel: estoy harta de forcejear contigo por tonterías, I'm tired of quarreling over nonsense with you
forcejeo sustantivo masculino struggle: se le cayeron las gafas en el forcejeo, her glasses fell off during the struggle

English-spanish dictionary > forcejeo
14 fog

[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) þoka
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) fá á sig móðu

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

English-Icelandic dictionary > fog
15 fog

köd
* * *
[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) köd
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) ködbe borít

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

English-Hungarian dictionary > fog
16 fog

[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) nevoeiro
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) enevoar

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn
* * *

fog¹

[fɔg] n 1 nevoeiro, cerração, bruma, neblina, névoa. 2 obscuridade, sombra. 3 confusão mental, perplexidade. 4 Phot velação. • vt+vi (ps e pp fogged) 1 enevoar-se, cobrir de névoa. 2 obscurecer. 3 confundir, tornar perplexo. in a fog confuso, perplexo. pea-soup-fog neblina amarela londrina.

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fog²

[fɔg] n erva de outono, feno serôdio.

English-Portuguese dictionary > fog
17 fog

n. sis, duman, karartı, bulanıklık, pus
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v. sis kaplamak, sis basmak, karartmak, donuklaştırmak

* * *
1. sis 2. buğulan (v.) 3. sis (n.)
* * *
[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) sis
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) buğulanmak, sislenmek

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

English-Turkish dictionary > fog
18 fog

[foɡ] 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) megla
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) zamegliti

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn
* * *
I [fɔg]
noun

otava, nepokošena trava; Scottish mah
II [fɔg]
1.

transitive verb

krmiti z otavo; pustiti travo nepokošeno;

2.

intransitive verb Scottish

zarasti z mahom
III [fɔg]
noun

megla, zameglenost, zameglitev; figuratively nejasnost, zmeda

in a fog — zbegan, neodločen
IV [fɔg]
1.

transitive verb

zamegliti; figuratively zmesti, zbegati;

2.

intransitive verb

zamegliti se, zmračiti se

to fog off — kvariti se zaradi megle; railway postaviti signale zaradi megle

English-Slovenian dictionary > fog
19 fog

• huuru

• erehdyttää

• utu

• usva

• saattaa ymmälle

• sumentaa

• sumu

* * *
foɡ 1. noun
(a thick cloud of moisture or water vapour in the air which makes it difficult to see: I had to drive very slowly because of the fog.) sumu
2. verb
((usually with up) to cover with fog: Her glasses were fogged up with steam.) sumentaa

- foggy
- fog-bound
- fog-horn

English-Finnish dictionary > fog
20 ■ flip off

■ flip off
v. t. + avv.

1 togliere (o allontanare) con un buffetto o uno scatto: She flipped off her glasses, si tolse di scatto gli occhiali

2 spegnere ( girando un interruttore)

3 (volg.) mostrare a (q. ) il dito medio tenuto ritto ( gesto sconcio); fare un gesto sconcio a.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ flip off

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